The messages worth recognising before they reach you
The scams people are seeing right now.
Not a wall of threat intelligence. Just the fake sites, messages and stories worth knowing before one lands in your phone.
What our scanner has found
Fastway's scam alert shows a fake Fastway phishing website using an incorrect Fastway-like domain. The scam impersonates Fastway in emails, SMS or instant messages, often around online-store/marketplace buying and selling, and asks for personal details or payment.
fastway-za[.]com
Updated SASSA fact-check warns that only sassa.gov.za and srd.sassa.gov.za are legitimate SASSA domains, and that fake SASSA grant websites copy SASSA branding, request grant applications or updates, and may charge bogus application/verification fees.
sassa-grants[.]co[.]za
SASSA fact-check lists fake grant-application domains that are not official SASSA/SRD portals. The scam claims users can apply for or update grants through a non-government domain and may ask for personal details or fees.
sassagrants[.]org
SASSA fact-check identifies non-official SASSA-looking sites used in phishing and fake application lures. The source says any SASSA site outside sassa.gov.za and srd.sassa.gov.za is fake.
sassa-payment[.]com
SASSA fact-check lists a fake SASSA-looking online portal format. The scam relies on a government-sounding domain and SASSA branding to convince beneficiaries to apply, verify details or pay fees outside official channels.
sassa-online[.]za